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That’s why a little weakness can be counted upon to spark interest in hedging a stock portfolio.

From Barron's Nov. 12, 2025

Also, the comfort of returning home to “this place which was all his own, these things which were so glad to see him again and could always be counted upon for the same simple welcome.”

From Washington Post Dec. 23, 2022

Parham will be counted upon to stand tall again, this time after taking the most frightening of falls.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 18, 2022

But more pressingly, the longtime Chargers pass rusher will be counted upon to instantly upgrade a defensive front that has struggled to do much of anything right this season.

From Seattle Times Nov. 4, 2021

Her very existence continued to be known only to those few outsiders who, like “Dogbreath” Doge, could be counted upon to believe in the story of her “ill health.”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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